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Technology

A study involving a parrot flying through a laser sheet has led to researchers demonstrating, for the first time, that the strong vortices left behind as animals fly are broken down as the bird flaps its wings. The conclusions of the research challenge three well-accepted theories for calculating lift.

Laser physicists have measured photoionisation, the process whereby a photon interacts with electrons in atoms, for the first time with zeptosecond precision, or a trillionth of a billionth of a second (10^-21 seconds)

A new imaging system developed at the UK STFC's ISIS Neutron and Muon Source research facility is being used by researchers to produce three-dimensional images of fragile items in order to reveal details about their structure

Lidar sensing technology that is currently used by the American military to monitor the atmosphere for dangerous chemicals, toxins, and pathogens was recently applied at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center